Michael Phelps began swimming at age 7 at the North Baltimore Swimming Club.
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is a retired American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals. Phelps began swimming at the age of seven, partly because of the influence of his sisters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energyhe got professional training from his coach at the age of 12-13yrsWhen he was 7.
Fred Phelps, divorced at a young age
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Michael Phelps sisters were both competitive swimmers who introduced him to swimming at age 7 as an outlet for ADHD.Additionally, according to the Wikipedia article on Phelps... "Phelps idolized Australian Ian Thorpe as a teenager, modeling his public image after Thorpe, and later watched videos to try to emulate the Aussie's famous six-beat underwater dolphin kick off the turns"Most likely it was Mark Spitz.
Michael Phelps started to swim from the age of seven onwards. It was partially because of the urging of his sisters and partially as an outlet for his great energy.
he started swimming at the age of 5
6' 4" 185 pounds
Since he was 15 years of age
he was diagnosed at 9 years of age
Not sure. But he started competitive swimming at age 11. He has 14 gold and 2 bronze Olympic medals. He went to the 2000 in Australia, but he didn't win medals.
Michael Phelps father is named Fred and worked for the Maryland State Police. His mother is named Debbie and is the principal of a middle school. His parents were divorced in 1994. According to an article in Men's Journal, Phelps' father walked out on the family without warning when he was 7.
He started swimming at the age of 8 yrs old.